The Word Café Podcast with Amax

Sep 23, 2026 • S05 E303 • 00:14:07

Send us Fan MailThe future is coming whether you feel ready or not, so why do we treat foresight like entertainment instead of a responsibility? I record this one outdoors in the wind and use that setting to slow down and think clearly about a loaded word...

Sep 16, 2026 • S05 E302 • 00:18:05

Send us Fan MailA world map can shrink a continent with a few lines and curves, then spend centuries shrinking confidence along with it. We pick up the viral conversation about Africa’s true size and the fight over map projections, including the UN resolu...

Sep 09, 2026 • S05 E301 • 00:13:55

Send us Fan MailFatherhood isn’t a background role, and it isn’t something we get to “sort out later.” Today we go straight at the weight many men forget they carry: the power to shape a child’s view of truth, safety, discipline, love, and purpose. When a...

Sep 02, 2026 • S05 E300 • 00:09:43

Send us Fan MailA story can be true without being factual, but it can’t be powerful without an anchor. We start from a simple image: standing on a height and realizing that fear and fascination live in the same place. That “height” becomes our metaphor fo...

Aug 26, 2026 • S05 E299 • 00:20:51

Send us Fan MailEspresso or instant coffee, you know the difference the moment you taste it and that idea of expectations is the perfect way to think about training. We kick things off with a quick coffee story, then get serious about what I’ve been seein...

Aug 19, 2026 • S05 E298 • 00:17:34

Send us Fan MailWe keep hearing “AI” and thinking machines. We’re flipping that meaning to something older and, in many ways, more urgent: African Intelligence. After reflecting on five years of the World Cafe Live Show, we zoom in on a question that hits...

Aug 12, 2026 • S05 E297 • 00:16:24

Send us Fan MailYou can work hard, build skill, and do all the right “business” things and still feel stuck on one question: how do we actually increase? We take that question head-on and reframe it through a faith-based business lens that is both practic...

Aug 05, 2026 • S05 E296 • 00:21:08

Send us Fan MailA packed movie theater can tell you more about culture than a hundred hot takes. We went out with our kids and their friends to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day at Silverbird Cinemas in Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja, and walked straight into a sold-o...

Jul 29, 2026 • S05 E295 • 00:50:22

Send us Fan MailA private journal can turn into a global ministry if you stay faithful long enough. We sit with Pastor Jude Chinwoko, CEO and pastor, to unpack how years of Bible study notes, mentorship material, and retreat insights became powerful YouVe...

Jul 22, 2026 • S05 E294 • 00:21:01

Send us Fan MailHierarchy is one of those words that can shut people down fast, especially if they’ve lived through controlling bosses, broken politics, or family systems where power gets abused. We go a different route: we hold tight to the idea that eve...